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Synthetical

{

Syn-thet′ic

,

Syn-thet′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
synthétique
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition;
as, the
synthetic
method of reasoning, as opposed to
analytical
.
Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to the
synthetic
method; that is, they draw general conclusions from too small a number of particular observations and experiments.
Bolingbroke.
2.
(Chem.)
Artificial. Cf.
Synthesis
, 2.
3.
(Zool.)
Comprising within itself structural or other characters which are usually found only in two or more diverse groups; – said of species, genera, and higher groups. See the Note under
Comprehensive
, 3.
Synthetic language
, or
Synthetical language
,
an inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical endings; – opposed to
analytic language
.
R. Morris.

Definition 2024

synthetical

synthetical

English

Adjective

synthetical ‎(comparative more synthetical, superlative most synthetical)

  1. synthetic
    • 1904, Carlo Bourlet, translated by Harold Bolingbroke Mudie, The Esperantist, Volume 1, Number 8, page 116
      While algebraical reasoning is most frequently analytical, arithmetical reasoning is generally synthetical, and, consequently, more difficult to understand.

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